But out of those top three, Willis and Tatupu are probably the smartest ones in coverage. They're both like QB's on defense. The difference between the two is that Willis is a tackling machine that reads coverages well and gets to the ball quick while Tatupu is more of a cover, hard hitting, goal line stopper MLB IMO.

Atta boy Xbay. I knew I liked you. Lofa is my boy!!!

Yeah, I've always liked the Seahawks(unless they're playing the Niners that certain week). I like Lofa, he's going to be a HOF in my opinion. Sure, I hate him because he went to USC, but I can't deny his talent. In franchise mode of Madden 07, I'd see Tatupu in the free agency after a few years and I'd ensure I sign him.

Saying "at the pace he is going" is one phraise that I hate. At the pace Griffey was going, he was going to hit 900 homers. At the pace that Jason Schmidt was pitching, he was going to win 19 games a year for the next five years. I know that Tatupu is a great player, and I would also rank him at the top of the NFC West, but I just am not ready to call him a hall of famer.

Keith has gotten over 100 tackles in six strait years. Zach Thomas has had over 100 tackles in every year, ten, except one, which he got 99. Tatupu has played two full years, and yes, he's gotten 100 tackles in both of them, but a lot can happen. Yeah, he is a good player, but he is a far cry from a hall of famer.

sfsfsfgiants wrote:I do hate the Raiders, but not because I'm some university trash.. I hate the Raiders because I've noticed that for the most part, their fans are the most ignorant fans in the league. They act like they are so good, and they act like no one else matters. I gotten threatened a couple at a 49er-Raider game at San Francisco for just the fact that I am wearing a 49er shirt. I'm not saying that all fans are this way, but I'm saying it because more than there should be are. You are a Raider fan, I'm a 49er fan. We are going to have our differences, and I'm not going to bother fighting with you, as it is a lost cause. I do have friends that are Raider fans, and of course we disagree, but we dont fight, and you are just an instigator. I simply said that I dont think JaMarcus Russell is worth the money, as he is an unproven rookie with one good year of college under his belt. Maybe you took it the wrong way, I dont know, but I'm not attacking him, or you, so dont attack me. Mutual respect, man.

You dont need to like me. I know that there are probably a couple people on here that dont. As long as you dont attack me, I dont care if you dont like me.

I'm not trashing all Raider's fans. I'm trashing the stupid dumb ass fans. I know the 49ers have some, too, but not as many.

Thanks for clearing the air on that, i too believe the same views as you but only my anger is directed at 49'ers fans for turning there nose at the raider nation as if they think they are better then us
(Blue collar vs White Collar) .
i won't preach to you to why my franchise is better cause it'll be a lost cause and when your loyal to something you stay loyal.

sfsfsfgiants wrote:it used to be that recievers and tight ends could only use 80-89, but they changed it in 2004 or 2005 that they could wear 10-19 as well. It was just getting too hard to get all the tight ends and recievers, as well as retired numbers, all within the 80's. Most teams will ask a player to use a number in the 80's if it's available, but if there isnt, a 10-19 number is next.

id swear keyshawn was wearing #19 before 2004...but in any case i didnt know that. thank you for enlightening me.

"the victorious warrior wins first, and then goes to war; the defeated warrior goes to war first, and hopes to win."- The Art of War

sfsfsfgiants wrote:it used to be that recievers and tight ends could only use 80-89, but they changed it in 2004 or 2005 that they could wear 10-19 as well. It was just getting too hard to get all the tight ends and recievers, as well as retired numbers, all within the 80's. Most teams will ask a player to use a number in the 80's if it's available, but if there isnt, a 10-19 number is next.

id swear keyshawn was wearing #19 before 2004...but in any case i didnt know that. thank you for enlightening me.

Like I said, the only way that that would work is if his team had every 80 filled. I know for a fact that in the 2004 era, they changed it. Randy Moss' first year with the Raiders, actually. I remember that he and Keyshawn were the first ones to do it. I'm too lazy to check out what year it was, but someone else can. Even Jerry Rice took 18 or something when he was on Denver.